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Security

Gov. Hochul to deploy National Guard, state police to help protect NYC subway riders »

KEYWORDS: Governor Kathy Hochul, security, subway, Subway Co-Response Outreach, SCOUT, Safe Options Support, SOS, National Guard, MTA New York City Transit

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Rail Industry Trends

U.S. freight-rail volumes rose nearly 5% in February »

KEYWORDS: Association of American Railroads, AAR, rail traffic trends, February 2024, intermodal, carloads, containers and trailers, AAR Chief Economist Rand Ghayad

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

REEF Act would exempt RRB insurance account from automatic budget cuts »

KEYWORDS: Railroad Retirement Board, RRB, unemployment and insurance account, Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act, REEF, U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, sequestration, budget cuts

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Intermodal

Georgia OKs $6M for Brunswick port harbor project »

KEYWORDS: Georgia Ports Authority, $6 million state allocation, Port of Brunswick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, harbor improvements, CSX, Norfolk Southern

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

IANA backs congressional action to overturn independent contractor rule »

KEYWORDS: Intermodal Association of North America, IANA, Congressional Review Act, Department of Labor, “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Joni Casey

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from A. Stucki, RailPulse, Nexxiot, Nokia, Siemens and Pandrol (March 7) »

KEYWORDS: Nokia, Siemens Mobility, Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport line, A. Stucki Co., Michael Delfin

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Palmetto Railways prepped to convert two diesel switchers to clean battery power

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